Fake “Storage is full!” Alert on iPhone

Since installing a pinochle app from the App Store I am frequently getting a faked Apple alert saying “Storage is full!” And asking me to push a button marked “clean storage”. I have 151 GB free on my phone. I only get the message when playing that app.

iPhone X

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 12:05 AM

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